One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

The Going Merry broke through the ice floes and slowly came to a stop on the bank of a snow-covered river.

The cold wind howled, and the heavy snow fell like a white curtain, shrouding the whole world in a desolate and frigid atmosphere.

"Quick! Bring Nami down!"

Before the group could even catch their breath, and had just jumped off the boat carrying the feverish and unconscious Nami, they were immediately surrounded by a group of people who had been lying in wait on the shore.

Those were dozens of guards dressed in heavy winter clothes and carrying long guns.

The leader was a tall man wearing a green overcoat.

At this moment, he had already activated the power of the Ox-Ox Fruit, transforming into a half-human, half-buffalo form, with the large sword in his hand gleaming coldly.

It was Captain Dalton.

"Pirates?"

Dalton exhaled a white breath, his eyes filled with disgust and wariness, and roared:

"You are not welcome here! Get out of here right now!"

"Get out of here if you don't want to die! Pirates are all plunderers! They only bring disaster to this country!"

The surrounding guards also raised their guns, the dark muzzles aimed at Luffy carrying Nami and the others beside him.

"Hey! What are you doing?!"

Seeing that the other party was pointing a gun at the sick Nami, Luffy was instantly enraged.

He didn't care how many people there were; he clenched his fists, his muscles tensing.

"My companion is sick! You bunch of bastards... how dare you block my way! I'm going to beat you all to a pulp!"

With just one punch, he could send this group of people flying.

"Buzz—"

At the same time, Viktor, who was standing next to him, slowly raised his head.

Beneath the hood, his scarlet Sharingan eyes, adorned with three tomoe, slowly rotated, appearing particularly eerie in the icy snow.

"I apologize, everyone."

Viktor took a step forward and placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

That face, which usually wore a gentle smile, was now devoid of any warmth, replaced by a chilling indifference.

"We have important things to do and don't have time to play house with you."

"If you don't want to let us through... we'll have to resort to pirate methods."

The atmosphere instantly became tense, on the verge of exploding.

Zoro sighed. Although he didn't want to bully the weak, he silently gripped the hilt of his sword.

Sanji took a deep drag on his cigarette, his eyes sharp.

Usopp, holding the shivering Clay, hid behind him, somewhat at a loss.

Just when the two sides were about to go to war.

"Click."

A young guard, overwhelmed by nervousness and intimidated by Victor's murderous aura, involuntarily pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

A crisp gunshot shattered the silence of the snow-covered plain.

The bullet whistled out and headed straight for Vivi, who was standing at the front.

"Um?!"

Viktor's eyes narrowed, and his Sharingan instantly detected the trajectory of the bullet.

He was about to draw his sword to block, but it was too late.

However, something unexpected happened.

Vivi did not dodge.

"Pfft."

The bullet grazed her arm, and bright red blood instantly stained her white sleeve, dripping onto the snow as glaring red spots.

"Vivi!!"

Seeing Vivi injured, Luffy flew into a rage, his fist clenching back as he yelled, "You bunch of bastards!!"

"Stop! Mr. Luffy!"

Vivi suddenly reached out and firmly pressed down on Luffy's arm, which was preparing to attack.

"Vivi? What are you doing! They shot you!" Luffy shouted in confusion.

Vivi did not explain.

Despite the excruciating pain in her arm, she knelt heavily on the cold snow, facing the group of men who had just shot at her.

"Thump."

Her forehead was buried deep in the cold snow, her posture extremely humble, but her voice was incredibly firm:

"Please..."

"Please save my friend."

"I don't blame you for firing... We would never hurt you... and we would never plunder this village..."

Weiwei raised her head, her eyes filled with tears, yet radiating a moving power:

"Please let a doctor see her...please!"

The wind and snow seemed to stand still at that moment.

The entire venue was deathly silent.

Luffy froze, his raised fist hanging in mid-air.

Zoro froze, his hand gripping the sword slowly loosening.

Viktor's hand, which was resting on the hilt of his sword, froze in mid-air.

He looked down at the figure kneeling in the snow, at the drops of blood falling onto the pristine white snow.

Those scarlet pupils contracted slightly, and his heart was deeply moved.

Is this... a princess of a country?

When attacked, they do not choose to fight back or run away, but for the sake of their companions' lives, they unhesitatingly abandon their dignity and choose to bow their heads.

"I see……"

Viktor muttered to himself, the murderous intent in his eyes receding like a tide:

"Having the courage to bow down for the greater good...that's harder than simply killing."

"Killing is not the way to save lives."

Viktor loosened his grip on the sword hilt.

He stepped forward, stood behind Weiwei, and bowed slightly, lowering his head as well.

Please.

Luffy looked at Vivi, then at Nami on his back.

He seemed to understand something, and that simple, primal instinct made him suppress all his anger.

Please!!

Luffy imitated Vivi, shouting loudly and bowing his head deeply:

"Save my comrade!!"

Please!!

Seeing this, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp immediately followed suit and bowed their heads in pleading.

Looking at this group of pirates who clearly possessed great strength, yet were willing to bow down for a comrade, and at the girl with a bleeding arm but sincere eyes.

Dalton's hardened defenses were finally shattered.

He deactivated his bison form, sighed, and his gaze softened:

"Come with me... I'll take you into the village."

……

Big Horn Village, at Dalton's home.

The fire in the fireplace was burning brightly, driving away the cold outside.

After a brief examination, Dalton looked at the red spots on Nami's body and his expression turned extremely grim.

"This is... Kirstia."

"An ancient germ, also known as the 'five-day disease'," Dalton said in a deep voice.

"Without timely treatment, this persistent high fever and organ failure will kill her within five days... It's already the third day, isn't it? If we don't act quickly, she won't live more than three days."

"Then call a doctor quickly!" Luffy shouted anxiously.

Dalton shook his head, a look of pain and helplessness on his face:

There are no doctors left.

"This country... was once known as a medical superpower."

"But that tyrant Wapol, in order to make everyone submit to him, banished all the doctors in the country, leaving only 'Doctor 20' to serve him."

"Now Wapol has escaped... there are no doctors left here."

"How could this be..." Weiwei covered her mouth.

"but."

Dalton then shifted his focus, pointing to the towering, cylindrical snow-capped peak outside the window that seemed to pierce the sky:

"There is one exception."

"In the castle atop that highest peak lived the country's last and only doctor."

Everyone calls her "the witch"—Dr. Kureha.

Dalton looked at the unconscious Nami:

"If it were that witch with extremely high medical skills... perhaps she could cure this disease."